"source language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: source languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} source language (plural source languages)
  1. (linguistics, translation studies) The language from which a translation is done. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Translation studies Translations (language from which a translation is done): llengua font [feminine] (Catalan), llengua d'origen [feminine] (Catalan), llengua objecte [feminine] (Catalan), 原語 /原语 (yuányǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kildesprog [neuter] (Danish), brontaal [feminine] (Dutch), keldumál [neuter] (Faroese), lähdekieli (Finnish), langue de départ [feminine] (French), langue source [feminine] (French), Ausgangssprache [feminine] (German), Quellsprache [feminine] (German), γλώσσα πηγής (glóssa pigís) [feminine] (Greek), γλώσσα-πηγή (glóssa-pigí) [feminine] (Greek), forrásnyelv (Hungarian), lingua di partenza [feminine] (Italian), 起点言語 (kiten gengo) (alt: きてんげんご) (Japanese), 기점 언어 (gijeom eoneo) (alt: 起點言語) (Korean), język źródłowy [masculine] (Polish), limbă originală [feminine] (Romanian), limbă sursă [feminine] (Romanian), язы́к оригина́ла (jazýk originála) [masculine] (Russian), källspråk [neuter] (Swedish), мо́ва оригіна́лу (móva oryhinálu) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-source_language-en-noun-0cLJ7FIT Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies Disambiguation of 'language from which a translation is done': 85 15
  2. (computing) The language of the source code to be compiled. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: SL [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences, translation-studies, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: source text Translations (language of the source code to be compiled): keldumál [neuter] (Faroese), lähdekieli (Finnish), teanga fhoinseach [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-source_language-en-noun-KGx4y4rN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 32 68 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'language of the source code to be compiled': 15 85

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      "word": "lingua di partenza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きてんげんご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiten gengo",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "word": "起点言語"
    },
    {
      "alt": "起點言語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gijeom eoneo",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "word": "기점 언어"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "język źródłowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "limbă originală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "limbă sursă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jazýk originála",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "язы́к оригина́ла"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "källspråk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "móva oryhinálu",
      "sense": "language from which a translation is done",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́ва оригіна́лу"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "language of the source code to be compiled",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "keldumál"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "language of the source code to be compiled",
      "word": "lähdekieli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "language of the source code to be compiled",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teanga fhoinseach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "source language"
}

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